When you first come across the part of the Euromillions Euro lotto that is the El Gordo Loteria, you will certainly want to find out more. Renowned for having one of the world’s biggest jackpots, this game of hazard offers pots ranging from eighty four million to well over two and a half billion Euros. This is not the lottery’s only claim to fame. With over thirteen thousand prizes being offered, the odds of winning something mean that there will be one winning ticket in every six. Pretty good, actually, by the standards of the prizes pitched by comparable lotteries. In the Euromillions Euro lotto, there is one monthly draw. But three months a year boast bigger drawings for grander prizes. Namely, January’s “El Nio”, summer’s “San Ildefonso”, and the Xmas “El Gordo”with Christmas’s drawing being the largest of the twelve.

Balls each numbered between 00,000 and 84,999 are not part of a standard lottery system, but the El Gordo lottery employs an unusual approach taking full advantage of them. Two bowls are employed, one being used in determining the winning ticket, the second the amount.

To enter the draw, your first option is a full ticket, termed a “serie”. Also available for purchase is a “décimo”, worth one tenth of a full ticket. This is the cheaper option. Neither option is especially cheap, however, and equally neither has better odds of being one of the 1/6 winning tickets. As a result the Euromillions Euro Lotto also offers an e-lottery system.

Everyone is assured of winning a prize if they sign up for the e-lottery system. You are automatically sorted into a team following your choice to buy into the El Gordo Lottery syndicate. These teams are assigned a number from 1-9, the last number on the winning ball in the draw identifying the team which will win the money. All members receive their share of the money. Afterward, subscriptions are sold ready for the lottery the following month. The concept of sharing the jackpots causes a little concern for some people. The thing is, there’s still plenty to go around when the total prize was 2.6 billion Euros. You’ll find the e-lottery is far more cost effective, and with the knowledge that you’ll win something every month, there are no worries about losing all the time. E-lottery is the smart strategy.